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… As Emefiele Says Monetary Policy Will Impact Positively on Nigerians By Paul Williams, Abuja The Senate has Tuesday confirmed the appointment of a former deputy governor, Edo state, Pius Odubu, as the chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Senate also approved the nomination of Bernard Okumagba as …

Paul Williams, Abuja For the second time in one week, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, Monday failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Finance to explain the variance in exchange rate in the prosecution of three major government projects. This development did not …

Reports say unidentified gunmen have attacked three Bille passenger boats enroute Port Harcourt, fatally wounding three and carting away one of the boats. According to sources all three attacks took place Saturday evening. One of the boats was said to have family and guests of a wedding party taking place …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Most Reverend Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York has launched a blistering indictment of oil companies operating in the Niger Delta, calling their actions “nothing less than environmental genocide.” The archbishop chairs the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission, working alongside industry and environmental experts …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  Bayelsa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Pastor Monday Udom, has refuted allegations of double standards leveled against him by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) guber campaign organisation in the state. Udom said while the PDP campaign team accused him of having contracted the recruitment of ad-hoc staff for the November …

By Paul Williams, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has sought Senate’s confirmation of the appointment of Dr. Pius Odubu as the chairman for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President also sought the confirmation of Bernard Okumagba (Delta) as managing director, Engr. Otobong Ndem (Akwa-Ibom) as executive director, Projects, Maxwell …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Communities of constituencies 2, 3 and 4 of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the largest LGA in Nigeria, Saturday were agog as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took its governorship campaign to their domain. The carnival-like campaign which started in Korokosei Community, Constituency …

For Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, all the talk about disinheriting his late father’s wife and her children are utter balderdash and the hullabaloo over his father’s estate should at best take a secondary seat. What is uppermost in his mind is to quickly establish the true cause of his father’s death …

By Joel Anekwe  Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG), operator of the NNPC/TEPNG Joint Venture, early in the week empowered members of the Egi community in Ogba-Egbama-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, host to the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 58, with the provision of 16 mini-buses and 40 …

By Joel Anekwe  Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has pledged to wholeheartedly support the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army to effectively carry out Exercise Crocodile Smile 4 to rid the state of criminal elements.  Speaking during a visit by Major General Jamil Sarhem, the general officer commanding 6 …